Buglers to Pay Tribute to Fallen Soldiers

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By Xenia Piaseckyj on Friday, May 18, 2007.
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Saturday is Armed Forces Day in the United States. One of the rituals observed on that day is a salute called "Echo Taps." Most of us recognize "Taps" as that melancholy melody traditionally played by buglers at military funerals, memorial services and wreath laying ceremonies.

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